Meaning & use
triumphant
Feeling or expressing great joy or pride after achieving a victory or success.
See it in a sentence
The triumphant team paraded through downtown with the championship trophy held high.
She gave a triumphant smile after finally solving the puzzle that had frustrated her for days.
A note on using this word
Triumphant describes the joy that follows a victory, whereas triumphal describes something, like an arch, built to celebrate one.
Words with a similar meaning
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
defeateddespondent
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “triumphant”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.